It's possible and available to any artist to be himself or herself on their own terms, to be accepted and embraced by black people. You don't have to be a thug to get love from black people.
My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.
I don't wanna get into that space where a lot of guys now, their solo album is like eight or 10 songs with other people, you don't get an idea of who this guy is. I just wasn't interested in that.
If Islam's sole interest is the welfare of mankind, then Islam is the strongest advocate of human rights anywhere on Earth.
I know what it feels like to have the door slammed firmly in my face, so I'm cool with that.
You want to know how to rhyme, then learn how to add. It's mathematics.
